Label holder



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INVENTOI; CHARLE s FEUERMAN United States Patent 2,995,232 LABEL HOLDERCharles Federman, Rte. 2, Springfield, Tenn. Filed Mar. 11, 1960, Ser.No. 14,386 Claims. (Cl. 197-136) This invention relates to a labelholder and more particularly to an improved label holder for atypewriter platen.

One object of this invention is to provide a label holder for atypewriter platen which is adapted to be a permanent part of the platen,and which does not obstruct the normal use of the platen.

Another object of this invention is to provide a label holder for atypewriter platen which is normally resiliently biased against theplaten to hold a label thereon, and which is provided with means forpivoting the holder about a longitudinal axis to release the label fromthe platen.

A further object of this invention is to provide an elongated labelholder resiliently mounted within a groove in a typewriter platen withthe longitudinal axis of the holder parellel to the axis of the platen,the outer surface of the holder being substantially flush with the outersurface of the platen in normal position.

Another object of this invention is to provide a label holder for atypewriter platen which is of simple and economical construction, andwhich is adapted to be a permanent part of a typewriter platen.

Another object of this invention is to provide a label holder which maybe included as a part of the original typewriter platen or may besubsequently installed as an accessory in an existing platen.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in conjunction with the drawings,wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the invention holding a. label on atypewriter platen;

FIG. 2 is a section taken along the line 22 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the label holder;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation of the label holder; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the label holder.

FIG. 1 discloses a conventional rotary cylindrical platen 10 adapted tobe used upon any standard typewriter. Mounted on the platen 10 is thelabel holder 11, made in accordance with this invention, and disclosedholding a label 12 against the platen 10 in typing position.

The label holder 11 is a substantially flat elongated member having athin, rectangular, plate-like, label-engaging finger 13 and a key orlever portion 14, separated by a substantially U-shaped depending bentportion or recess 15 disposed transversely of the member 11.

A depending flange 17 is formed substantially the length of the rearedge of the finger 13 and forms a fulcrum about which the entire member11 is pivoted. The lever portion 14 is provided with an integral arcuatekey tab 18 which extends transversely of the member and rearwardlybeyond the flange 17. The forward edge of the lever portion 14 comprisesanother depending flange '19 which acts as a stop to limit the downwardpivotal movement of the member 11. The recess 15 is provided with aforwardly extending tongue 20.

To assemble the label holder 11 upon the platen 10, a groove 22 ofsubstantially the same configuration as the member 11 is formed in thesurface of the platen 10. The groove 22 is provided with a deeper recess23, disclosed in FIG. 2, to provide for the pivotal movement of the keytab 18 when depressed. The groove 22 is also provided with a deeperrecess 24 (FIG. 2) to receive the forward stop element 19 in normalposition, and also lee a longitudinal deeper recess 25 (FIG. 3) toreceive and act as a bearing for the depending fulcrum flange 17.Moreover, a circumferential groove 26 of uniform cross section is formedin the platen 10 transversely of the groove 22, and is of sufficientdepth to receive the recessed portion 15 and tongue 20. With the labelholder 11 properly seated in the groove 22, an endless coiled spring 28is slipped over one end of the platen 10 and seated in thecircumferential groove 26 around the recess 15 and over the tongue 20,to resiliently bias the label holder 11 to its normal label-retainingposition, as disclosed in FIG. 1 and by the solid-line positions ofFIGS. 2 and 3. The depths of the grooves 22 and 26 and the variousrecesses 23, 24, and 25 are such that the upper surface of the entiremember 11 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the platen10, when the label holder 10 is pivoted to its forward, label-holdingposition. Thus, when the label holder 11 is not being employed, theplaten 10 may still retain a substantially cylindrical surfacethroughout and may be employed for normal typewriting use.

The operation of the invention is best disclosed in FIGS. 1-3. With thelabel holder 11 properly seated in the groove 22 and the coiled spring28 in position in the circumferential groove 26, the spring 28resiliently biases the label holder 11 toward its solid-line position inFIGS. 2 and 3, by virtue of the leverage of the spring 28 against thetongue 20 to pivot the label holder about the flange 17 as a fulcrum. Bymanually depressing the tab 13 into its recess 23 to pivot the member 11about the longitudinal flange 17 bearing against its respective recess25, the tongue 20 will swing upward to force the spring 28 away from thegroove 26 and pivot the finger 13 upward away from the groove 22, asindicated in the dashed-line positions of FIGS. 2 and 3. With the tab 18depressed, the label 12, or any other sheet of material to be typed, maybe slipped beneath the raised finger 13. By releasing the tab 18, thespring 28, biasing downward against the tongue 20, will cause the finger13 to force the upper edge of the label 12 down against the groove 22and the surface of the platen 10.

It will be understood that the combination of the strength of the spring28 and the length of the tongue 20 will be sufficient to retain thefinger 13 against the label 12 without danger of the label slippingduring the typing operation. Moreover, the distance the tab 18 extendsbeyond the fulcrum flange 17 is sufficient that pressure may becomfortably applied with one finger in order to raise the finger 13 andrelease and insert a label 12.

The simple one-piece structure of the member 11 provides economy inmanufacturing as well as ease in installing the device upon theconventional platen 10. The grooves 22 and 26 may be carved out of aconventional platen 10, or they may be formed in the originalmanufacture of the platen. With the proper grooves formed in the platen,the assembly amounts to no more than placing the label holder 11 in thegroove 22 and slipping the coiled spring 28 over the end of the platento seat in the recess 15 and the circumferential groove 26.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in the invention without departing from the spirit or scopethereof, and therefore the invention is not limited by that which isshown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only asindicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: I

1. The combination with a typewriter platen, of a label holdercomprising a substantially flat elongated member, means for resilientlyholding said member against said platen with the longitudinal axis ofsaid member disposed substantially parallel to the axis of said platen,"

a fulcrum flange depending from one longitudinal edge of said member topermit pivotal movement of said member about said flange toward and awayfrom said platen, and lever means for pivoting said member.

2. The combination with a typewriter platen, of a label holdercomprising a substantially flat elongated finger, a fulcrum flangedepending from one of the longitudinal edges of said finger, a lever atone end of said finger extending beyond the flanged edge of said finger,a groove in said platen of substantially the same shape and adapted toreceive said finger and said lever so that the outer surfaces of saidfinger and lever will be substantially flush with the outer surface ofsaid platen and to permit said finger to be pivoted toward and away fromsaid platen about said flange by means of said lever, and means forresiliently holding said finger in said groove.

3. The combination with a typewriter platen, of a label holdercomprising a thin elongated plate-like member, a flange depending fromone longitudinal edge of said member, an arcuate key adjacent one end ofsaid member extending transversely beyond the flanged edge of saidmember, a groove in said platen for receiving said memher and said keyto permit pivotal movement of said member about said flange away fromsaid platen upon depression of said key, a transverse recess in saidmember, and an endless coiled spring seated in said recess and extendingcircumferentially of said platen for resiliently biasing said memberagainst said groove.

4. The invention according to claim 3 in which the edge portion of saidmember opposite said key comprises a second depending flange to limitthe pivotal movement of said member.

5. The invention according to claim 4 in which said groove is adapted topivotally receive said member and key so that the outside surfaces ofsaid member and key are substantially flush with the outer surface ofsaid platen and in which the portion of said groove beneath said key isdeeper than other portions of said groove to permit the depression ofsaid key.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS927,203 Yaw July 6, 1909 1,216,432 Gabrielson Feb. 20, 1917 2,707,545Dreher et al. May 3, 1955

